Thursday, March 24, 2016

Holy Thursday, from "The Life of Mary As Seen by the Mystics"

Here's an excerpt from The Life of Mary As Seen by the Mystics describing what Mary went through on Holy Thursday.

To paraphrase: Mary was in a room next to the room where Jesus and his disciples had the Last Supper; she and the women who followed Him had their own table, but in visions she was able to see what went on with Christ (the feet-washing, etc.). When He offered up the bread and wine as His Body and Blood, thereby celebrating the first Holy Communion, Mary was able to receive this Communion by a special grace from God (she'd asked for it beforehand, and the angel Gabriel brought it to her).
Later when Jesus was about to leave the Cenacle with the apostles, Mary rose and went to meet Him at the door. Magdalen and another woman begged Jesus not to go to the Mount of Olives, for it was reported that He would be arrested there. The Master comforted them with a few words. Then He came face to face with His Sorrowful Mother, who threw herself at His feet and worshiped Him. Looking down at her with divine majesty and also with the overflowing love of a Son, the Lord said to her: "My Mother, I shall be with you in tribulation. Let us accomplish the will of the eternal Father and the salvation of men!" Then, as Mary made a silent offering of her grieving heart to God, He gave her his blessing, and stepping quickly past her, He set out for Gethsemani.

Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper, c. 1495 - 1499

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